That's pretty much what I'm thinking too.
That's pretty much what I'm thinking too.
Another maximum possible rise; at least it's being put towards services: https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/ne...dget-1-8367440
Local councils are riddled with inefficiencies. There really is no excuse to carry on bleeding the electorate dry the way they are.
Of course it'll fit, you just need a bigger hammer.
I'm not impressed. Council Tax is my 2nd biggest bill (and not by a lot), and all I get out of it is street lighting, bin collections & pot holes in all the roads I have the privilege of driving on.
It's my biggest bill.
The problem is that we really don't see what we get for it, and so much of what we pay for doesn't affect us directly. My gripe is that local councils are playing politics and hurting those that need the services by cutting them and blaming central government.
With the creation of the WMCA we ought all be seeing reduced bills because of the opportunities to remove duplicate services, if not the horrendous waste and 'jobs for the boys' that has gone on for years. Any half competent business analyst could rip into the average council and identify plenty of opportunities for saving money.
It doesn't help when Councils like Coventry are sitting on piles of cash, (OUR money) refusing to support many services, but squandering it on projects that they ought be keeping well away from. - Friargate to name but one.
Of course it'll fit, you just need a bigger hammer.
Coventry's Council Tax is going up by 4.9% as well: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/ne...x-set-14280738
Perhaps they ought no go bailing out failed businesses and ought to focus on providing the services they are obliged to?
Of course it'll fit, you just need a bigger hammer.
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